Tyrant

A tyrant (of the old Greek τύραννος / týrannos ) is an individual having an absolute and abusive capacity.

Historically, in ancient Greece, a tyrant was a Dictateur made at the capacity after a Coup d'etat, or one of its heirs. The title was given for the first time, seems it, with Phidon of Argos and with Cypsélos of Corinthe. One of the most famous tyrants was Pisistrate, with Athens in 560 av. J. - C. During sixth century BC, of many tyrants seized the power a little everywhere in Greece, by reversing the established governments. It is at that time that the Perse began its incursions in Greece, with the seeking support of tyrants of the supports to preserve their capacity.

Initially, there was no pejorative connotation associated in this term and in fact certain tyrants were rather popular (Cypsélos is famous not to need not a guard to walk in its city), at least at the beginning of their reign, since their rise was done with the assistance of the people. That on the other hand did not prevent the fall of wire of Pisistrate: Hipparque is assassinated by the Tyrannoctones, then Hippias is deposited.

Nowadays the term of tyrant designates dictators reigning by terror, since obviously certain Greek tyrants behaved thus. By extension, it can be used for any person laying out of an authority and while misusing.

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